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Ah, the Timex Sinclair 1000! I would fantasize about having one while looking at magazines ads. You could buy the kit, build it and learn so much about computin
by diskzero 5y ago
Ah, the Timex Sinclair 1000! I would fantasize about having one while looking at magazines ads. You could buy the kit, build it and learn so much about computing, all for $99.95 US! Sure, the 1K of RAM was a bit limiting, but you could save up and buy a 16K RAM pack.
- open-source-ux 5y agoSure, the 1K of RAM was a bit limiting... 1K of RAM seems an unimaginably miniscule memory limit today, but incredibly you could squeeze a game of chess in that limit using a bit of creativity. The YouTube channel Nostalgia Nerd compares a game of chess on the 1981 Sinclair ZX81 1KB computer vs. a modern PC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3By_rdwxSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3By_rdwxSg When you think of the oceans of RAM available today, a 1KB limit feels like something from a completely different world.